A luxury passenger train slammed into an oil tanker near Rife on Wednesday morning, closing U.S. Highway 6 and spilling oil onto the highway.
The crash near Mile Pond Road caused “only minor injuries,” the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Sheriff’s officials didn’t say how many people were hurt.
U.S. Highway 6 was closed in both directions while emergency vehicles tended to the crash.
Photos provided by the sheriff’s office show a mangled tanker with oil spilling from the shoulder onto the asphalt of the highway.
Drivers were asked to use an alternate route.
The train was from the Canyon Spirit line, a luxury train that runs from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, with stops in Moab, Utah, and Grand Junction. A representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
This is a developing story that may be updated.
Emergency crews tend to the aftermath of a train collision that reportedly left several people with minor injuries near Rifle on May 6, 2026. (Photo provided by the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.)Hence then, the article about us highway 6 closes near rifle after passenger train strikes oil tanker was published today ( ) and is available on Colorado Sun ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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